President's Speech

The Stories behind the Most Memorable Presidential Addresses

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference
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Author: C. Edwin Vilade ISBN: 9780762790241
Publisher: Lyons Press Publication: October 16, 2012
Imprint: Lyons Press Language: English
Author: C. Edwin Vilade
ISBN: 9780762790241
Publisher: Lyons Press
Publication: October 16, 2012
Imprint: Lyons Press
Language: English

A readable analysis of 25 momentous presidential speeches that provides context and understanding of events and history, illustrated with facsimiles of supporting documents, notes, and drafts that together formed the final speech.

The book examines the pivotal, often familiar, and potent speeches and addresses of dozens of U.S. presidents to reveal the varied and often conflicting points of view that shaped the final famous words. We see in many examples, the actual edited final speech, showing how remarkable and forceful language was crafted, sometimes last minute, into the enduring words made famous by their timing.

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A readable analysis of 25 momentous presidential speeches that provides context and understanding of events and history, illustrated with facsimiles of supporting documents, notes, and drafts that together formed the final speech.

The book examines the pivotal, often familiar, and potent speeches and addresses of dozens of U.S. presidents to reveal the varied and often conflicting points of view that shaped the final famous words. We see in many examples, the actual edited final speech, showing how remarkable and forceful language was crafted, sometimes last minute, into the enduring words made famous by their timing.

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